Media uploaders/owners uploading content as well as administrators using the Blackboard illumira LTI toolcan now directly add, create and manage captions for their media content from within the Blackboard LMS environment.

Add closed captions during media upload

Users can provide closed caption files during media upload using the 'Closed caption' option. Click on the Upload button to select the corresponding .SRT or .XML caption file from your device.

Select the caption track language, the user can modify the suggested label name as well. If the captions are valid, the captions will be shown in the video player, once the media is available.

Creating closed captions for uploaded media

To access the caption creator/ management page hover mouse inside the video player and select the Manage CC option.